http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Researchers from the University of Alberta are helping Canadian smokers butt out with a new textbook designed to give health professionals the right tools to treat tobacco addiction. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-tobacco-addiction-duty-text-editors.html Addiction Wed, 19 Dec 2012 06:06:30 EST news275119577 (Medical Xpress)—Despite concerted government efforts to curtail tobacco use, the number of smokers in the United States has remained stable in recent years, rather than declining. The reason: genetics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-genetic-smokers-biological-resistance-anti-tobacco.html Genetics Thu, 06 Dec 2012 06:23:27 EST news273997398 Children who exhibit oppositional behavior run the risk of becoming addicted to nicotine, cannabis and cocaine whilst Inattention symptoms represent a specific additional risk of nicotine addiction. Nevertheless, hyperactivity in itself does not seem to be associated with any specific risk of substance abuse or dependence. This is what researchers at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center's (UHC) Research Center and the University of Montreal concluded following a 15-year population-based study published in Molecular Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-childhood-defiance-drug.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:01:50 EST news263041302 (HealthDay) -- Most people know what lifestyle choices will keep the chances of a cancer diagnosis low: Don't smoke, eat healthy, exercise and get the recommended screenings. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-healthy-lifestyle-choices-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:50:02 EST news254065047 Removing a protein from cells located in the brain's reward center blocks the anxiety-reducing and rewarding effects of nicotine, according to a new animal study in the July 27 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The findings may help researchers better understand how nicotine affects the brain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-protein-specific-brain-cells-blocks.html Neuroscience Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:10:21 EST news230919013